On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Through fugitive slaves and irrepressible discussion this desire for freedom seized the black millions still in bondage, and became their one ideal of life.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Through fugitive slaves and irrepressible discussion this desire for freedom seized the black millions still in bondage…”
Editor's note · Context
In "The Souls of Black Folk," Du Bois explains how the desire for freedom became the central ideal for enslaved Black people.
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